Sally the Zombie Cheerleader's A Ghoul's Guide to Horror takes on a fun entry from the 1980s: The Video Dead.
The 1987, MGM/Embassy release, written, produced and directed by Robert Scott, was, in fact, dispatched straight to VHS, which suited its premise just fine. Its Twilight Zone/Poltergeist-ish concept features a cursed television that pushes a Night of the Living Dead knockoff into our reality, with all the gnarly, flesh-eating invaders one might expect.
As with any zombie flick worth its salt, the story's thrust is a survivalist one, and the submission makes excellent use of its undead designs. (For the record, my favorite is the David Bowie-ish fellow, though the stumbler with a clothing-iron in his head, the decomposing bride and the one-armed chap who flaunts a grinning skull, are also stand-outs.)
Sally, being a genuine zombie, knows her subject well and covers the creative ins and outs of Scott's production, enough to make her Fleshie followers appreciate this macabre, low-budget labor of love all the more.
It's been years since I've viewed The Video Dead, but Sally's rundown inspired me to revisit it. The movie meant a lot to me back in the day, and I'm happy to report that my fondness has been renewed. Thank you, Sally, for the scholarly nudge!
One may study Sally's prolific, Video Dead "guide" at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uaouCSVoa0
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